Category Archives: About Eylan

You say Beigels and I say Jalebis – a post for The Partition Education Group

This was written for a guest blogpost for the Partition Education Group. The Partition Education Group is an organisation working to include Partition, South-Asian & British colonial history into education within the UK. To read it there – and to … Continue reading

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Inclusive British Jews

Please respond to this survey to get involved in a project about multi-ethnic British Jewish identities. As a Jew of Bene Israel (Indian) heritage, I am looking to hear from other British Jews (or people with mixed heritage) who have … Continue reading

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New Year, New Start

Today is the Jewish New Year, so it’s a perfect time for change. After three successful and  busy years at Pearson, I’m excited to announce that I’m moving on and taking my consultancy business up to the next level.  I’ll be … Continue reading

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Some hard truths about freelancing

 I have had about five years of very succesfully freelance. There was as much work as I wanted, people knew what I could offer and good connections bred better networking. Since stepping out to take on a very different project … Continue reading

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Four reasons to be a freelancer

After so long time outside of permanent employment, I’ve begun to wonder if there is a job that will a) have me, and b) that I would give up freelancing for. To help me think this through, I have begun … Continue reading

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Black Box Swap Shop

  I need help getting out of a black box. But first, a few confessions. There was a time when I could build websites from HTML, could code most devices, messed with wires and was as savvy with tech as … Continue reading

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The edtech Pull Buoy

Keeping any collective (business, school, charity, family, or cooperative) afloat is a balance and coordination of limbs, harnessed to move forward. It’s a bit like swimming. Sometimes though, you are so busy keeping your head above water that, without help, … Continue reading

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3 Reasons NOT to be a FreeSchooler

I recently had two prompts to reconsider my experience of leading a free school proposal a few years back. If you are even thinking of it, (perhaps feeling inspired by the recent TES/NSN campaign/confection) and you are an individual, then … Continue reading

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Day Zero

All too often, we find ourselves in organisations doing the work, without thinking about why we are doing it. As a consultant, I am often asked to help organisations change and do new work. Quite often, this starts with trying … Continue reading

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3 suggestions to make you a more ethical freelancer

  To live and work in line with your values- that’s what we’d all want to do, right? That’s the ideal of Ikigai, which I’ve written about here.This week I’ve been talking with folk who share the freelance life with … Continue reading

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